Adelaide has listed key forward Kurt Tippett among four inclusions for Saturday’s clash with Fremantle at AAMI Stadium.
Brad Symes, Brodie Martin and Matthew Jaensch are the other Crows back in the 22 for Adelaide’s second game of the 2011 season.
All the changes were forced through injuries suffered in the opening round win over Hawthorn.
Brad Symes, Brodie Martin and Matthew Jaensch are the other Crows back in the 22 for Adelaide’s second game of the 2011 season.
All the changes were forced through injuries suffered in the opening round win over Hawthorn.
Jason Porplyzia (shoulder) will be out for between four and six months, David Mackay (shoulder) will miss up to three months, Rory Sloane (fractured jaw and thumb) is out for about six weeks and Michael Doughty (corked leg) may be ready for the round four game against Port Adelaide.
Doughty has not missed a game since the start of the 2008 season, playing 69 in a row. Jaensch, elevated from the rookie list last year, and Martin both played well for Sturt in the SANFL opening round last weekend.
Adelaide defender Ben Rutten will play his 150th game on Saturday.
Saturday’s game starts at 2.40pm.
The team is:
B: Johncock, Rutten, Stevens
HB: Tambling, Davis, Symes
C: van Berlo, Reilly, Smith
HF: Knights, Walker, Dangerfield
F: Henderson, Tippett, Douglas
R: Maric, Otten, S. Thompson
Int: Jaensch, Martin, McKernan, Vince
Emerg: Cook, Moran, Petrenko
In: Jaensch, Martin, Symes, Tippett
Out: Doughty (thigh), Mackay (shoulder), Porplyzia (shoulder), Sloane (jaw/thumb).
